«In reality, architecture is all of these things: balance, function, concept. Dialogue, evolution, integration. The search for consensus, the best solutions within the approved budget, always bearing in mind that this is a very special building, where the humanization of the environment is a highly important factor of differentiation in this new generation of hospital buildings. In a hospital, architecture should act as a moderator, inducing well-being. The daily dramas, both happy and sad, that it houses have to be duly framed into a building of great sobriety, functionality and quality.» Miguel Saraiva

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